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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-11-17
THE REASON WHY.

Why do they keep Thanksgiving"
Asked GolGenhair of me,
As in the twilight shadows
Sne sat beside my knee:
why does il come in winter,
When days are dark and cold,
And not when summers sunshine
Is pouring foods Of gold!'
brush from her snowy forehead
The shining waves OF hair
For she is bright and bonny,
With moi z Thought OF cIre.
" II Goldenhair will listen,
III tell the reason why
The peJple keep Thanksgiving
Under wiIitly sky.
Long, long ago, ny darling,
When the country here was new,
There sailed across The ocean
A good snip, strong and true;
She brought brave men and women,
Who tC.led with heart and hand
To build Their household altars
Within the strange, new land.
Raj day in the fragrant forest
The settlers fclied the trees.
And the ringing sound CT axes
Was bOrae upon the breeze;
And far within the clearings
Their humble homes were made,
Where birds sang in the thicketS
And streams ofWater played.
"But once there came Il summer
With storms Of sleet and snow
That froze the tender branches,
And laid the young crops low;
The men toiled, worn and weary,
All day in the barren field,
But the harvest brought them only
a Asmau and scanty yield.
And faith began to waTer,
And the women prayed and wept,
For the children must be nourished
With the small supplies they kept;
Until one day the preacher
(His kind face lined with care)
Had called his flock together
To meet and offer prayer.
"B But, bark! a sudden clamor
Has risen in the town;
And, look! W. thin the harbor
a ship sails slowly down;
Over the dancing water,
Over the crested wave
They know she brings them plenty
To help, sustain and save.
i" And far from over the water
There sounds a ringing cheer,
And then, before they answer,
Another, loud and clear;
And, loosened from their moorings,
The boats have sailed away,
While the gallant ship has anchored
In the shelter OF the bay.
|" Rich are the stores she brings them
or welcome food and wine;
And hands are clasped in greeting,
And joyous faces shine;
There is warmth and hope in future,
There is corn in golden store
To last till cold is ended,
And the summer comes once moro.
"' God bless our friends in Eaglandr
The gray-haired preacher said.
As, on the sands, the people
Knclt with uncovered head.
a. We thank the Goa who leads US
BY many winding ways,
And changed our suDplications
To joyful songs Of pTaiser
"And this is why, my darling,
In the fading Of the year,
When the yellow moon is shining,
And nights are cold and clear;
When purple grapes have ripened,
And autumn brought its hoard,
We call our friends together
Around the festal board"
God bless our brave New England!
Her hills in grandeur rise;
Her storms are fierce and raging,
But blue her smiling skies;
Proud are her sons and daughters,
Who own her noble sway,
OF the grand old pilgrim fathers
Who kept Thanksgiving Day.
Ella D. Chapman, IN Good Che.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-11-17

Dentist (kindly)-"Now does that
hurt?" Patient-''I don't mind your
working on the tooth so much, but il
you will just ease your sleeve-button
out of my right eye, Ill be obliged. "
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

found packed away in an old loft, when
clean, restored, and covered, only cost
So apiece.
In one old store Mrs. Logan found a
heavy mahogany dressing-case and bu-
reau. These formerly belonged to Presi-
dent James Buchanan. The house
throughout is furnished with this solid,
substantial old furniture A great deal
of color is given TO the interior by the
numerous Indian decorations brought
from the Far West by the General and
his wife when they visited New Mexico
several years ago
In the hall is Il great white Mexican
sOmbrero weighing at least ten pounds
Around it hang red strips of wampum,
and crossed below are pair Of highly
decorated bows and arrows painted by
Princess Mary sister of Capt Jack
The old clock in the hall was present.
ed to Mrs. Logan by number of Wash
ingtOn ladies She has many souvenirs
like this scattered through the house
The clock is one of the new Dld-fushion-
ed clocks made in gorgeous imitation of
the tall towers our great-grandfathers
used to wind up. 1t is placed in the
lower hallway, just inside the vestibule,
and its dignified tick-tack sounds like
welcome to those who call at the house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
Hotels In Mexico.

There is a charm about the hotels, an
air of substantial responsibility, that be-
longs to age and has no utilization what
ever with those gorgeous establishments
in American cities where the Stunning
clerk is autocrat supreme. The veneer
able stone walls that are adorned with
dingy sculpture have settled into a char
acter that sOlicits confidence and repOse
of mind, and the general home.like I'M
obtrusiveness of the inn soOthes the rest
less soul.
The time-wOrn and rather shabby old
party who presides over the office is ami
ably interested in you, but he never be-
comes aggressive, and his attention is a
passing affair His habit of mind Is il
Illustrated by the reply given to the agent
of an American excursion party, who ap-
piled for quarters at the hotel in what
was the palace of the evanescent En-
perOr Iturbide. How much are your
rooms a day." asked the brisk American.
-Four dollars, returned the clerk. But
shall bring you eighty people, said the
advance agent with confidence. -Four
dollars and half in that case" returned
the serene old party of the second part;
that makes more trOubleT
The affectiOnate interest with which
the philosOphic mind must regard the
eighteenth century pOise of landlord
who argue like that, was not shared by
the wholesale applicant for rooms. The
incident only intensified his relentless
Americanism.
But we have kept our old hotel-clerk
waiting too lOng-nOt that he minds it,
for he has not turned a hair, and is
counting the flies that come and go in
an unbusiness-like but truly Mexican
style. He sees the traveller register, and
calmly dispatches him by the hand of
mozo up the flight of stone steps to
where the guardian of the keys and let
ter boxes reduces his trust by one, and
then we toll mp two more flights of
stairs to a fine old room on the tODmOst
of the circumscribing galleries. 1t is
sunny and cheerful. and opens to a bal
cony over the interior court that is
bridged by the blue sky. The view is
pleasant, Offering beneath a summer
house tropical vegetation and fountain
basin that is covered with green slime
and suggests malaria.
Thereafter, as one passes in and out
of the hotel, the custodian of the key
will smile and be unintelligible courteous
in Spanish. But to the antique clerk be-
low the guest became an established fact
when he chalked The name on black
board for public ilstTuction.-S0L0moa
b. Griffin, IN Merle, II To- Day."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

The purchase of the "StOne House"
by Gen. Logan, which has been made to
appear as very eXtrayagant purchase
for poor man, appears to have been
one of the most economical and fOrtu-
nate things that he could have done.
The interest upon the purchase price
makes him at the outside rent of only
81 200 a year, so that his expense of liv-
ing cannot be any greater than it was
when he occupied the second floor of the
clearinghouse on Twelfth street while
he has secured one of the best real-estate
investments of the year.
The house which he bought had been
in the market for years. 1t was shabby
and out of repair 1t was very sOlidly-
built house of the old-fashiOned kind,
but little had been done to it since its
construction. Several people at various
times had rented the house end tried to
use it for summer bOarders But no one
had thought it worth purchasing. 1t is
situated upon the first sharp rise north
of the boundary road going up Thir-
teenth street. 1t is a block and a half
from the terminus of the Fourteenth
street-car line. 1t was part of the Stone
estate, which was purchased by Senator
John Sherman some time ago in com
pany with certain local spectators. Ii
is understood that Mr. Sherman had a
half interest in this property. When
Senator Logan went to examine the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
WOMEN o. TIE HAREM.
A Brief Glimpse OF tho Peculiar Feature
of the Orient.

One of the conditions upon which
woman enters the haTem is that she gives
up all family ties and connections with
the outside world. While polygamy is
permitted in Turkey, not more than 5
per cent of His Majestys Moslem sub
iects have harems, Gen. Wallace de-
picted in humorous vein the curiosity
of American women to visit the harems.
They always have great desire to see
the poor creatures at home, and devise
some means to raise them from their de-
graded condition. After visit many of
these ladies change their minds about
the fearful fate of the Turkish women.
The Turkish ladies assemble in a com
mon reception room richly furnished.
They are attended by throng of slaves,
white and black, who do their every
bidding. The mistresses of these harems
wear costumes which the speaker, after
apOlOgizing for his deficiency on the sub
ject of feminine apparel, undertook to
describe. Their clothing is of the rich
est material OF the general intelligence
of these women their American sisters
who have seen them do not speak in fiat
tering terms The conversation betwet n
the Turkish women and their visitors
nearly always runs about this way:
Where are you from inquire the
luxurious wives of the MahOmetans.
Fen America.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

The following letter from a Washing
ton correspondent, published in Deem
Der, 1885, gives an interesting desCrip-
ton of Gen. Logans home at the Ma
tional Capital
When, Gen. Logan returned to Wash
ington last summer after having won in
his long fight at Springfield, he made up
his mind to buy him a house. He and
Mrs. Logan had lived at boarding
house during his term of service here as
a member of Congress before the War,
and as a Senator after. He had seen so
many men of moderate means get homes
through the system of small yearly pay
ments that he made up his mind that he
would try to have home for himself
In Washington there are large number
of real-estate spectators who are will
ing to sell their property to anybody in
good standing for the smallest of cash
payments, leaving the principal of the
debt to be secured upon the property
itself. All that the Spectator cares to
realize is per cent upon his investment.
If the purchaser has means to meet this
and to make small yearly payments be-
sides to reduce the payment, he can OBJ
tain property here upon the most favor
able conditions, practically having his
own time in which to extinguish the en-
tire debt Often the interest upon the
purchase price does not amount to more
than fair rent. So that buying house
is even more economical than living in
high-priced boarding houses and lodging
houses of Washington. The price of a
parlor and bedroom, with board for two,
at the hotels and boarding houses of
Washington ranges from 5000 to $500 a
month. Where several rooms are needed
the rate is of course higher. At one of
the principal hotels in Washington a
certain Eastern member who has par
lor and two bedrooms, with board for
himself, wife, and two daughters, has
paid for several seasons $500 a month, or
nearly double his Congressional salary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

Relics of the War are every where.
Old army blankets, haversacks that show
the rough usage of many campaigns,
cartridge-bOXes with holes shot through
them, and a thousand curiosities of the
kind Everything is turned to account
in the way of decorations, and so, at
comparatively little expense, Mrs Lo-
gan is enabled to furnish her house as
tastefully as the richest 1t is in these
little things that the pleasant-faced wife
of the General shows how thoroughly
she has helped to push him forward So
cially and politically. The doors lead
ing from the hall to the rooms upon the
right and left have pOrtieres of the most
brilliantly-cOlored Navajo blankets.
Over the doors are Indian emblems. The
general interior appearance of the house
is one of great comfort, elegance, and
great originality of decoration, 1t is
one of the most interesting houses to
visit in Washington.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

mouse ne found II unpaInted, the WIN
dows broken in, the doors in many
places unhung, and general atmosphere
of disastrous decay peTyading the build
ing. He examined carefully the fOunda-
tions and the walls of the house and
found that they were in splendid COndi-
ton, and that all the house needed was
careful repairing in order To make IL one
of the best houses in town. He made
an offer of $40, 600 for the place, and, al
though he was not able to make much of
payment down. yet the place had been
in the market so long that his offer was
accepted. The work of transformation
of the house occupied three or four
months of the most active industry up-
on the part of the General and his wife.
Not having much money TO do il with
they were obliged to exhaust every
source of economical device and ingenu-
ity. A long story of the furnishing of
this house could be given. The limits
of this article will not permit of going
into details The house as restored is
one of the most roomy and comfortable
of the large houses of the town. The
outside of the house is brick, trimmed
with granite foundations, and with solid
granite pillars holding up the long front
porch. There are three or four large
outbuildings back of the place. The
house itself has about twenty rooms.
The wing at the left of the house is fitted
up as an office. There is long wide
hall in the centre, with a library and
dining-TOom on the left, and large double
parlOrs upon the right. Nearly every
article of furniture in the house was
bought at a secondhand store by Mrs.
Logan, and repaired and restored with
the aid of Mr.. Zimmerman, who has
made a specially of looking up the old
fashioned furniture of Maryland and
Virginia families. Something of an idea
of the bargains obtained in rummaging
in the small junk-stores of Washington
is shown IN the fact that the mahogany
chairs in the dining room, which were
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
For sale by A. Dreiss.
rTkccPC ATTENTION
PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS

Designs and trademarks, claims collected
homestead cases prosecuted, land warrants
back pay, bounty and pensions for soldiers
mail contracts business attended to.
JOHN s. DUFFTE,
Attorney at Law, Washington, ID. G.
ttorney-G General A. n. Garland
Washington, d. C., and 10 n. Breuslng, of San
Antonio Texas, connected with the LIGHT,
who will furnish blanks on application.
WM MAYsE & Co., Bankers, Washington
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

A demand against we'll known but
rmpccunious PutIvnd gentleman was nut
into lawyer hands the other day. and
ia due tine the debtor was notified to
Cn'i and settle. He came. asked whom
the hill was from, and said he should not
pay il. "Bu;. ne added to the lawyer.
Il don't want you 30 lose anything by
ii, So If you viii tell me what your fee
would he fer collecting the bill will
pay for it,.
My fee - 80 per cent of the bill, q"
was the prompt answer.
For moment the debtor was stagger-
ed, but Only for moment. Taking If
~ cents from his pocket he laid il before
the astoni-hed lawyer with the remark,
"crrd.t me- iilty cents on account" and
walkc1 out i"rtidHd .Adceriiser.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

or relleVe all manner
box Of pills. Find out
about them, and you
will always be thank
full One pill a dose.
Parsons'Pills contain
nothing harmful, are
easy to take, and
cause no inconven-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

1t was cold and bleak without but
warm and bright within. They sat side
by side near the glowing CRATE and
watched the pickering freight as it
danced among the bric-a-brac on the
tables. They were both in deep thought,
and no sound was heard save the sigh
ing of the wind among the trees in the
orchard and the measured tick of the
ormolu clock which rested on bracket
against the opposite wall and over
which was suspended. a snow shovel GOV.
cred with violet velvet and trimmed with
pink satin ribbons.
1t was not an hour nor a scene for aught
But love and calm delight.
The youth was manly in appearance and
the maiden a vision of beauty, and judg-
ing from their attitude and adiacency
they were lovers. Suddenly the maiden
broke the silence. the poetic silence:
Have you heard Of this new science
called ChirOsOphy?' she asked in tones
swceter than the musical linkling of a
silver bell.
Il have, darling" he answered in &C
cents of incffable tenderness; mot only
heard of it. but have given it consider
able study"
Dear met exclaimed the maiden. Il
am surprised You have studied chiro-
sophy? Then perhaps you will give me
some instruction in the scienceY'
Certainly, my own. Please let me
have your hand.
20, George" murmured the maiden,
overwhelmed with confusion, and Grim
L. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
"Wh.r, IS Amer carr
ITS over u" ocean"

.BrNuu ,,-.g, cut there without
ing vs.isr Aren't you ashamed be.
lor. rhc mHng'
"1'" dout pay any attention Ia the
mru
iss she rrncrai opinion that ladies Of
the har".n ar prisoners. This is merely
a dclusion Every Turkish woman has
her own quarters and her own slave to
wait upon her She can take ride
whenever she wishes. and she wears
what she llcssnf without any inicrfpr.
rucc. The Turkish hcaddrpss is, with
due difference tu the styles of Paris and
New York, the most becoming of any in
the world. II makes the humelicst wo-
men handsome and the handsome an-
gclic. The Turkish women are, next to
our own American women. the most
beautiful | have ever seen. Glimpses Of
them can be caught on Fridays. the
Turkish Sunday, or from their carriages.
They do their own shopping. II is theirs
To buy as they please and their husbands
tn pay for it. II is incorrect to say that
there is no hOmc-life among the Turks.
Laying aside the tie of husband and
wife, there remains that almost as dear
parent and child. The residents of the
harem, which means a sacred or secret
place, are passionately devoted to their
children, upon whom they can shower
all the tenderness of wOman's nature.
From Gen. Loo Wdiidce's lecture.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
a Q a r. ID.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, lossor manhood, &C., will send recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedywas discovered by missionary in South
America. Send a self-addressed envelope TO the
REy. JosEPR T. INMAN. Station D. Nei0 ROrE Citr.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
Seeking Free Advice.

"Dockder," he said, casually, to a
physician whom he met on the street,
"Ive god bad cod in my he'd Whad
would you advise me to do?"
And the doctor, who doesn't give
something for nothing when he can t
help IT, replied:
Il would advise you to buy a dozen
pocket handkerchiefs and then consult
physician. N y Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04
The 9ailg eight.
RAILROAD. TIME TABLE.
ARRIVALS.
q, II. 81 S. A. Railroad.

G., II. 81 s. A. Railroad.
ONE TRAIN To NEW ORLEANS DAILY
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST, DAILY:
Leave for New Orleans, Houston and
Galveston. ..... ............ ....... o:OO u. m
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston. Observation-Disclosures. 7:25 p. m
THROUGH WEST.
Leave for San Francisco, Ell PasO and
Eagle Pass ....................... 1850 p. IN
Arrive from San Francisco, Ell Paso
and Eagle Pass. ................... 1880 a. m
s. A. 81 A. P. Railroad.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Until further notice, our trains VIII run
Daily except Sunday as follows:
soUTHBOUND TRAINS.
Leave San Antonio. 1890 a. m.
Leave Beevie at. ................ g.. 4. Is p. IN.
Arrives at Corpus Christi. .......... s:35 p. IN.
NORTHBOUND TRAINsS
Leaves Corpus Christi. .............. G:45 a. III.
Leave Beeville lilo p. IN.
Arrive at San ANTONIO. .............. 400 D. IN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-12-16
A Soft AnsW er.

The husband was quick of temper,
and often lnconsiderate. They had been
married not year, when one day, in a
fit of hasty wrath. he said to his wife !:
II want no correction from you. II
YOU are not satisfied with my conduct.
you can return to your own home
whence took you, and find happiness
with your kind.'
If leave YOU, returned the unhap-
py wife, will you give me back that
which | brought to you::'
Every dollar | covet not your wealth
YOU shall have it all.
a, :" she answered. i mean not the
wealth Of gold. | thought not Of dress
| mean my maiden heart-my first
and only love my buoyant hopes, and
the promised blessings Of my woman
hood Can you give these back to me
A moment of thought-of convul-
sion - and then, taking her to his
arms:
"No, no. my wife, will keep them
henceforth unsullied and unstained.
will cherish your blessing as my own
and never again, God helping me, will
| forget the pledge | gave at the holy
altar when 20, gave your peace and
happiness into my keeping.
How true it is that "a soft answer
turneth away wrath" and how many
oh how many of the bitter strifes o
the domestic life, might be avoided by
remembering and acting in accordance
Herewith?
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-12-16
Volume XLIV.---No 27.
MIR. BIXBY WAS CALM.
HEROIC FORTITUDE OF A FAMILY MAN
IN A TINE OF PERIL-WHAT
COOL HAND HE WAS.

One of the Bixby children was sized
with fit Of Group the other night
Bixby heard the little fellows labor
ed breathing and, bounding clear over
the foot5oarl Of the bed, yelled Group
in about the same voice that the es.
capped idiot yclls Fire y at the thea
tire.
Then he tried to put his trousers on
over his head, hut finally got them on
wrong side out, and tore into his shirt
with it wrong side in front
jump! lie screamed to his wife,
there isn t a second to lose! Get the
sirup Of sqniIls. Put on a tub of hot
water! Give him something to drink
Get hot fannels on his chsst Instant
iy! Hurry hurry! Don't lie there do
ing nothing while the child is chok-
ing to death Fly aroundv
Mrs. Bixby is one Of those mock, but
eminently sensible and practical little
women who never get tenth part of
the credit for good they do in this
world. While Bixby was racing up
aud down stairs, declaring that ne-
body was doing anything but himself
Mrs. Bixby quietly took the little suf-
ferer in hand.
Do something quick! screeched
Bi1by as he ups pan of hot water
on the bed and turned a saucer of
melted lard over on the dressing-case.
Here. somebody, quick he yelled
Can't anybody do thing but me? Run
for the doctor, some of you. Give the
child some more squills. Is there any
thing hot at his feet? Give him aconite.
He ought to have spoon of oil. If he
don't get relief instantly he'll die, and
here there's nobody trying to DO any
thing but me! Bring him some warm
water with little soda if it. He ought
to have been put iuto hot bath an
hour ago. Heat up the bath room
What's on his chest? Great heavens
has the child got to die because no
one will do a thing for him p
Mrs. Blxby quietly and unaided
brought the child around all right and
sits With him until daylight, after
she has quieted Bixby down and got
him to bed.
And next morning he has the gall
to say at the Office: One of my little
chaps nearly died with the Group last
uighs, and l had mighty hard work
bringing him around all rignt, but |
did after working like Trojan all
night It's y terrible disease and scared
the women nearly to death. They
fly all to pieces right off. A person
vans their wits about them. You
want to keep perfectly cool and not
fool away second in Mysteries. That s
where man has the advantage, of u
woman in managing case of Group.
It's nightly lucky was at home to
take my little chap in hand"